Camp kit



P 1 1943- s. SKERFVING ETAL 2,329,422

CAMP KIT Filed Oct. '7, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I QUNITED" t mm. s

' ermost vessel and the lid thereof;

Patented Sept. 14, 1943 mam;

CHMPKIIL sa ve and we Lineman," I I sweaen Applleaflon oemw, 1940, Nn;?380,182:,

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The present invention refer's to acflmbl'n: kit which is composed of a plurality or eulinaryves seis and similar units; such as saueeoani tea and cofiee kettles and frying pan, provided with'lids and adapted 'tobe placed withineach other.

flheprinipal object of the invention is be pro-- vide a camping kitof this type in which'various 'elementsare firmly but resiliently held together when placed within each other so" that rattling of the elements during transportfiseornpletely avoided,

Another object of the "invention is to provide a camping kit in which the elements may be loosely assembled within each other and then simultaneously locked together by a single berand, conversely, may 'be disassembled "mar r ele'aslng saidlocking member.

' It is a, further object of the invention topio I vide a camping kit in'the Ior'mof a self eentained unit in which inner culinaryvessels and the, associated lids are firmiy but resiliently held together within-the outermostvessel which aiso forms a' casing ef the wholecamping kit, the lid of said outermost vessel serving as a locking member for holding the inner elements together, i

the arrangement being such that after removing 'said'locking member or lid allth'e inner elements maybe freely taken-out. V

lt is'a'stiil further object of the' inven'tior'i ho provide a cam-pinaki-t m which "the'iid of the outermost vessel is adapted to serve as a Trying The invention will more particularly scribed with reference to the accompanying armlngs, which, by wave! example illustrate e'treierred mm of the cam ping kit according te-the invention. In the drawings, Fig. l is an elevation of the cam-ping kit assembledf I Fig. 2 is a vertical sedtion sembied camping kit: I

through 88"- I i Fig. 3 is a vertical view of the-camping lei-t with the outer vessels-shown in section but the inner most vessel shown in elevation and-thejlid of the outermost vessel, also seen iii-section, lifted Fig. '4 is a plan view of the camping kit with the lids oi the two'outermos-t ves'seisremovledr Fig. 5:shows a, locking means between 'fi rshows another locking means between Q, tn' inner vessel and the lid thereofyand Riga-7 and 18 show a handle adapted to I be mounted on the vessels, in treeand mounted con dition, respectively; I j; Referring toithe drawings, the

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and a frying 132113 nmi'ch forms. a'a-rqover over said vessels in .a manner to heifieecni il,rbelow, The

outermost vessel I; nonsists'mfa ea'ueepan whiqh '15 fully at the tilfwanfi periphemiwail 0f amsaswnmumwer m tm-preremm saga-my tapering' towards thexmnooth-pr plane as will The clearly 158811)!!! Figures}, 2 "The'upperpart :of; the perinheral wall, of the samee m is iprefie'mbly mylindrical ranfiat the very "edge olt. theme the peripheral wall an inwamiyiofiset portion :anound the :whole p rms/ st as to lemma, ledge it against which a 118 3 bE'p1EC8'd"'IiB-'mflfimu fl1l9 lid 3 at -"same time forms time some pan Refe ed, to abeve wniohnserves as: a z'al l theginner vessels, and saidwiidhaethemapeguf a =-shallow cylinder ib'otitom iwhichgcloselyr'flts over the ofiset np'persedgemfithe saucepan 1 and @7188 The the flatter; by means, of a "kind of bayonet eatcht 'lihisucatnh or locking means is *separately'in Eigmies 14 andgfiqandismade 'by forming mmmmr mnmeposm depressions at the edg'e ofitbe down ito :thegledge '2', rsaid'depressions havingaziateral extension 5 'w'hidhis situated slightly-131love :the ledge 2 me 'has two :uptumedmotmesm 53 to form locking positions for projections 5 provided on'the inside said tea kettle sfitt-ing witinin the. outermost 'vesv {se'l or saucepan it, soimatntifiere :is only quite fl small space between x resselsratthedpot-v toms thereof; (said space theingri'suflljient to-yper: the provisional an .iniienmediategthin layer of fabric mqaapertoxavoiti zsnotingmf the 'ortheou'ter vessel. mhe tea :kettleflis wholly openat the-top butahls a was intended t be placed over "the edge of :the. kettle iby mean of v a rim :9" which a vleii'ge, enga.ging said edge :on inside. ,fltaziiwo -opposite, -points on the edge of the tea kettle I npwardly extendlng pro jeetions M ar provided; which on one side have ar'hook 'mwclaw 1 lf The 9 is providedwith two recesses in the edge gornesponding to m ojeemmslr -m ex endi t e ts ea 'ing or' mouth which All three vesselss l,

.withbowS IS,

the usual manner.

recesses when the lid is placed in position. By turning the lid after placing it with the recesses over the projections ll through a small angle in one direction, the hooks II will engage over the ,lid and hold it. The projections II and said recesses thus form a locking means for the lid 9. In the centre said lid 9 is upwardly curved or bulging and-provided with axing ill preferably made from stainless spring steel which iswelded or riveted to the lid as shown in Figure 3 and serves as a gripping means for the same. When the lid3 of the saucepan is placed in position,

it holds the'elastic ring In compressed or flattened, :as shown in Figure 2. On .the one hand,

the lid 9 of the tea hand, the reaction of the ring lll lid or frying pan 3 upwardly, so that the. prof kettle a isthereb-y held in. engagement with the latter, and on the other forces the. outer from each other at the retraction of the sleeve.

The legs 2| are further provided with hooks 25 :Jon their outer free endssaid hooks being turned lsf thereof, when the legs are bent towards each inwardly towards each other and adapted to .enter tone of the staples I, I9 or from either side other .by 'means, of the sleeve 23,'the legs being -.:-of theisame width as the inner height of the jections or heads 6 enter the notches 5 and hold the lidi3 in its proper position. Thereby clatter or rattling due to the shaking or vibration of the vessels during transportis prevented.

The innermost vessel l2 consists of a -coffee kettle havinga plane bottom and a cylindrical wall which atthe top is bent radially the usualmanner forming an openis intended-to be closed by a lid' 13. 7 When the kettle I2 is inserted in the tea kettle 8,-there is alsoa small spacebetween these vessels ofgsufilcient size to permit the provision of an intermediate'l'ayer of fabric or paper. The coffee kettle has a short, spout M which does n'ot extend substantially beyond the peripheral wall so as not :to'prevent the insertion of the coffee kettle in the tea kettle. Preferably,-the teakettle may be provided with a small overflow spout, as shown in the figures, in which the spout M of the coffee kettle may be positioned when assembling the vessels- ,The lid l3 of the coffee kettleis, in a manner similar to that of the lid ofthe" tea kettle, provided-with an elastic'ring I5 which is compressed or flattened by the lid Swhen the latteris in: position on the tea kettle, as will be seen from Figures 2 peripheral inwardly in and 3', and thereby'sassists inmaintaining the lids 9 and iii in theirpositions. The ringi5 at thesame time serves as a gripping means, for the lid l3. e

-8', and i2 are provided l1 and i8, respectively, for their carrying or suspension soveran openflre, said bows being pivotally mounted on the vessels' in The bows i1 and illofthe two inner vessels,i. e. the tea kettleiiand the coffee kettle l2, are of such size and; shapethat, when swung down,they resiliently engage the in -v sure to prevent shaking and vnoise- 'caused thereby. f 1 a I v The saucepand and the tea kettle'8 ;are ,'on

. the outside provided with vertically arranged staples l9 and ZIL-respectively of the same kind as those provided on the frying pan or;lid 3. In these staples a handle such as, shown in Figure '7 may be fastened in the manner showninFigure8. To prevent the bows l6 and i1 .frorn turn- I The bows are consequentlyflo'cked between the lower part of the vessel's' and'thehandle. The handle consists of two elastic legs 2| madeffor example from stainless spring steeljwhichi are side of the next outer vessel with a slight; pres,

staples, so that the handle will be rigidly connected with the vessel in question, when the 'sleevefllhasbeen slid forwardly as far, as pos- -sible.- The hooksyZi-are preferably bevelled 'one onthe inside and the, otheron the'putside so as to engage; each other-jalonga'n oblique surface. The I size of the handle; is; so ,chosenthat, as shown in Figure ,2, it may beplacedon the lid 9 passing through the: ring l0, and the outer lid 3 nevertheless :be put onand locked inthe man! ner previously described; The handle mayybe placed with the legs one abovethe other, where; by it will be held firmly between th ot er elements by the elastic spreading of the legsll. Y .e a It willbeevident that :the mvenheniahot limited ,to thea described embodiment r,

a camping kit, comprising three vessels iitting within. each otherv and a lid servlng as a frying pan. On the contrary the vessels-may beonly two in number or more than three, the essential feature being the provision of elastic means between the lids of the various vessels to prevent displacements ofthelatter in relation to each other or shaking with accompanyingnoise v Fur-f thermore, the shapeand characterofthe vessels maybe otherwise than here described.

What we claim and desire to secureby Letters latentis: N Ac m ns ki co n isins ncou e open t p culinary vesselhaving sidewalls. flaring outwardlyand upwardly from the bottom and being substantially: vertical adjacent the upper edge thereof, an intermediate vessel having a bottoni dimensioned to nest within the bottom of the ut r ve elan a t p ject ng laterally. mm

a side thereof and acoommodated withintheen:

larged upper portion of the outer vessel, an inner vesselin the iorm of a kettle nested within-the intermediate vessel and havi g q vmtegi'alspout received 1 within, the projecting partof the intermediate vessel, the upper edges of the wallsjof the outer vessel beinginwardly offset at the upper edge thereof to provide a closure receiving shoule derand anopening larger than the;,bottom-..to enable the unrestricted insertion. and, removal of the intermediate vessel, andga closure .mounted top culinary-yess'el; having :Lsldef walls ;,flatlng outwardly and upwardly ftrom the bottomfa'nd being substantially verticaladjacent the upper edge thereof, an intermediate vessel h'aving a bottom dimensioned to nest within the All i241 traversing the of the outer vessel and apart projecting latof the outer, vessel and a part projecting vlaterally from a side thereof and accommodated within the enlarged upper portion of the outer vessel, an inner vessel in the form of a kettle nested within the intermediate vessel and having an integral spout received within the projecting part of the intermediate vessel, the upper edges of the walls of the outer vessel being inwardly offset at the upper edge thereof to: provide a closure receivingshoulder and an opening larger than the bottom to enable the unrestricted insertion and removal of the intermediate vessel, and a closure mounted on the shoulder provided on the outer vessel, said closure comprising a shallow cylindrical vessel the top of which is flat, each of said intermediate and inner vessels being only slightly smaller than and occupying substantially the whole of the interior of the vessel in which it is nested.

3. A camping kit comprising an outer open top culinary vessel having side wallsrfiaring outwardly and upwardly from the bottom and being substantially vertical adjacent the upper edge thereof, an intermediate vessel having a bottom dimensioned to, nest within the bottom erally from a side thereof "and accommodated within the enlarged upper portion of the outer vessel, an inner vessel in the form of a kettle nested within the intermediatevessel and having a spout received within the projecting part ofv the intermediate vessel, the upper edges of the walls of the outer vessel being inwardly o'fi set at the upper edge thereof to provide a closure receiving shoulder and an opening larger than the bottom to enable the unrestricted insertion andremoval of the intermediate vessel, a closure mounted on the shoulder provided on the outer vessel, said closure comprising a shallow cylindrical vessel the top of which is fiat, closures for the inner and intermediate vessels, and resilient handles on said closures for cooperating with other closures, said resilient 

